The Specter of Specter Going Down In PA

It would be the perfect ending to Specter’s desperate attempt to hold on to his office by switching parties. TPM is reporting:

Rep. Joe Sestak (D-PA) is privately telling supporters that he intends to run for Senate, TPMDC has confirmed.

“He intends to get in the race,” says Meg Infantino, the Congressman’s sister, who works at Sestak for Congress. “In the not too distant future, he will sit down with his wife and daughter to make the final decision.”

The move would constitute a primary challenge to Sen. Arlen Specter (D-PA), who intends to run for re-election in 2010, after having switched parties earlier this year.

Sestak is a retired Navy Admiral in a time when that’s a very good thing to be, especially if your primary opponent is Arlen Specter. I have no idea how a state wide race would shape up for the two sides, but in a Democratic primary I can’t help but believe Sestak would trounce Specter. And deservedly so. Everything I’m reading is PA Dems are having a very hard time warming up to Specter. Think about it, how can you take seriously a guy who switched parties simply because he knew he’d get killed in a Republican primary and claimed he never promised to be “a good Democrat?”

I’m happy to see that the slightly more moderate than left Specter gets challedgeded by a lefty like Sestak.
Caught him on some show last night saying that he intends to run.

Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (DCNO) Vice Adm. Joseph Sestak was “administratively reassigned” July 25 by new Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Mullen, according to Rear Adm. T. McCreary, chief of naval information.
“Rear Adm. Mark Edwards, currently serving as director of the Surface Warfare Division, will serve as the acting DCNO until such time as a relief can be identified, nominated and confirmed,” McCreary said.
A source within the Navy Department said there were no allegations of misconduct on the part of Sestak. Rather, he said, the move is being made because of poor command climate.
“Command climate and how people exercise their leadership responsibilities are key priorities for Admiral Mullen,” the source said, “and this position is one of the key jobs that will help determine the success of the Navy, its people, and its future force structure.”

—-It took the new Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Mike Mullen, less than 24 hours to dump one of the most disliked officers among the Navy’s top brass. Vice-Admiral Joe Sestak, an arrogant and obnoxious “bully-boy,” who delighted in being rude and unreasonable and getting away with it, found he was expendable the minute his mentor went out the door.

Rumsfeld “yes-man” and weaselly politician Vern Clark will not be missed by many Navy personnel. In fact, hopeful messages are flooding the office of MilitaryCorruption.com that “maybe, somehow,” the Navy has finally gotten a CNO who will “put sailors first” and correct the many mistakes of his predecessor.

It was Clark, a leftover from the Clinton Administration, who promoted Sestak to his third-star and made him deputy chief of naval operations for Warfare Requirements and Programs. Those who dared to complain about Sestak’s abusive “management style” were ignored or punished.

The only thing that could give the PA Senate seat to the Rs is a primary fight that causes a split.

I live in Sestak’s district, PA-7, and voted for him last election. One year in the House and he wants to jump to the Senate. Dude, you have to earn it. I hope the Rs in this district put up somebody reasonable, I’m ready to see Sestak off now.

I would suggest that the treatment of Specter by the Democrats speaks as loudly as the treatment of Liberman by the Demorcats, to the question of what they really think of ipartisanship. Think about this the next time you hear Democrats talking about how Republicans need to be more bipartisan. Seems the Democrtas know the value of going to their base, after all.

Republicans are so glad this old goat turned his coat. He would have been such a liability next fall for the GOP. As it turns out, he might even get whacked in the Democrat primary. That would deprive us of seeing him lose to a real Republican.

Specter’s defection should allow Republicans to raise money without the anger that he generated by defecting on the Stimulus bill. GOP brand purity is important as we try to rebuild. We just have to do something now about the two Maine ladies.